Responding_VVG Globally_AV0 ,_PUN Nationally_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC Locally_AV0 to_PRP COVID-19_NN1 
Beginning_VVG in_PRP early_AJ0 2020_CRD ,_PUN as_PRP COVID-19_NN1 developed_VVN into_PRP a_AT0 global_AJ0 pandemic_AJ0 ,_PUN Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 launched_VVD several_DT0 response_NN1 efforts_NN2 focused_VVN on_PRP saving_VVG lives_NN2 ,_PUN stopping_VVG the_AT0 spread_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 virus_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC mitigating_VVG its_DPS devastating_AJ0 economic_AJ0 and_CJC social_AJ0 harm_NN1 ._SENT These_DT0 efforts_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ involved_VVD adapting_VVG current_AJ0 programs_NN2 and_CJC creating_VVG new_AJ0 ones_NN2 ,_PUN have_VHB built_VVN on_PRP Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 '_POS existing_AJ0 partnerships_NN2 and_CJC expertise_NN1 ._SENT 
Global_AJ0 
Reinforcing_VVG Public_AJ0 Health_NN1 Systems_NN2 in_PRP African_AJ0 and_CJC Low-_AJ0 and_CJC Middle-Income_AJ0 Countries_NN2 Around_PRP the_AT0 World_NN1 
Low-_AJ0 and_CJC middle-income_AJ0 countries_NN2 ,_PUN many_DT0 with_PRP underfunded_AJ0 public_AJ0 health_NN1 systems_NN2 ,_PUN are_VBB especially_AV0 vulnerable_AJ0 to_PRP pandemics_NN2 like_PRP COVID-19_NN1 ._SENT Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 provided_VVD immediate_AJ0 support_NN1 of_PRF $_NN0 40_CRD million_CRD to_TO0 help_VVI many_DT0 of_PRF these_DT0 countries_NN2 together_AV0 with_PRP two_CRD long-_AJ0 term_NN1 partners_NN2 :_PUN the_AT0 World_NN1 Health_NN1 Organization_NN1 and_CJC Vital_AJ0 Strategies_NN2 '_POS Resolve_NN1 to_TO0 Save_VVI Lives_NN2 ,_PUN an_AT0 initiative_NN1 run_VVN by_PRP former_DT0 CDC_NP0 Director_NN1 Tom_NP0 Frieden_NP0 ._SENT Their_DPS rapid-response_AJ0 efforts_NN2 provided_CJS critical_AJ0 protective_AJ0 equipment_NN1 ,_PUN training_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC funding_NN1 ._SENT 
Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 joined_VVD the_AT0 international_AJ0 community_NN1 to_TO0 support_VVI the_AT0 World_NN1 Health_NN1 Organization_NN1 as_CJS it_PNP bought_VVD and_CJC shipped_VVD personal_AJ0 protective_AJ0 equipment_NN1 to_PRP 135_CRD countries_NN2 ,_PUN supplied_VVN 1.5_CRD million_CRD diagnostic_AJ0 kits_NN2 to_PRP 129_CRD countries_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC released_VVD 90+_CRD technical_AJ0 guidance_NN1 documents_NN2 ._SENT 
Vital_AJ0 Strategies_NN2 '_POS efforts_NN2 are_VBB focused_VVN on_PRP 35_CRD countries_NN2 in_PRP Africa_NP0 ,_PUN providing_VVG rapid-response_AJ0 funds_NN2 for_PRP governments_NN2 to_TO0 hire_VVI staff_NN0 and_CJC buy_VVB equipment_NN1 ;_PUN training_NN1 frontline_NN1 health_NN1 care_NN1 workers_NN2 on_PRP infection_NN1 prevention_NN1 and_CJC control_NN1 ;_PUN supporting_VVG governments_NN2 '_POS risk_NN1 communications_NN2 and_CJC community_NN1 engagement_NN1 efforts_NN2 ;_PUN and_CJC more_AV0 ._SENT 
For_PRP example_NN1 ,_PUN Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 and_CJC Vital_AJ0 Strategies_NN2 helped_VVD Nigeria_NP0 train_NN1 lab_NN1 scientists_NN2 ,_PUN create_VVB a_AT0 national_AJ0 strategic_AJ0 plan_NN1 for_PRP labs_NN2 ,_PUN develop_VVB contact_NN1 tracing_VVG guidelines_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC draft_NN1 guidance_NN1 on_PRP implementing_VVG social_AJ0 distancing_NN1 measures_NN2 ._SENT 
In_PRP Sierra_NP0 Leone_NP0 ,_PUN which_DTQ experienced_VVD a_AT0 spike_NN1 in_PRP cases_NN2 in_PRP early_AJ0 June_NP0 ,_PUN Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 supported_VVD training_NN1 for_PRP approximately_AV0 400_CRD frontline_NN1 health_NN1 care_NN1 workers_NN2 from_PRP seven_CRD hospitals_NN2 ._SENT These_DT0 sessions_NN2 covered_VVN topics_NN2 such_DT0 as_PRP identifying_VVG potential_AJ0 cases_NN2 ,_PUN protecting_VVG health_NN1 care_NN1 workers_NN2 and_CJC preventing_VVG transmission_NN1 between_PRP patients_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC communicating_VVG effectively_AV0 about_PRP the_AT0 risks_NN2 of_PRF COVID-19_NN1 ._SENT 
Supporting_VVG Vulnerable_AJ0 Refugee_NN1 Populations_NN2 
Refugees_NN2 ,_PUN who_PNQ often_AV0 live_VVB in_PRP densely_AV0 populated_AJ0 conditions_NN2 where_CJS social_AJ0 distancing_NN1 and_CJC proper_AJ0 hygiene_NN1 can_VM0 be_VBI difficult_AJ0 ,_PUN are_VBB also_AV0 particularly_AV0 vulnerable_AJ0 to_PRP COVID-19_NN1 ._SENT As_PRP part_NN1 of_PRF Mike_NP0 Bloomberg_NP0 's_POS long-standing_AJ0 support_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 International_AJ0 Rescue_NN1 Committee_NN1 ,_PUN Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 contributed_VVD $_NN0 10_CRD million_CRD to_TO0 support_VVI the_AT0 organization_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 25_CRD million_CRD refugees_NN2 and_CJC migrants_NN2 it_PNP serves_VVZ across_PRP 40_CRD countries_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 funds_NN2 provided_VVD infection_NN1 control_NN1 training_NN1 ,_PUN new_AJ0 telemedicine_NN1 services_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC upgraded_AJ0 health_NN1 facilities_NN2 ._SENT 
National_AJ0 
Supporting_AJ0 Response_NN1 and_CJC Recovery_NN1 :_PUN The_AT0 COVID-19_AJ0 Local_AJ0 Response_NN1 Initiative_NN1 
Through_PRP the_AT0 Bloomberg_NP0 Harvard_NP0 City_NN1 Leadership_NN1 Initiative_NN1 ,_PUN Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 provides_VVZ leadership_NN1 training_NN1 and_CJC management_NN1 tools_NN2 to_TO0 help_VVI mayors_NN2 and_CJC other_AJ0 local_AJ0 leaders_NN2 address_VVB their_DPS cities_NN2 '_POS most_DT0 pressing_AJ0 challenges_NN2 ._SENT When_CJS COVID-19_NP0 emerged_VVD as_PRP an_AT0 unprecedented_AJ0 global_AJ0 challenge_NN1 ,_PUN Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 Bloomberg_NP0 Harvard_NP0 City_NN1 Leadership_NN1 Initiative_NN1 ,_PUN along_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 Johns_NP0 Hopkins_NP0 Bloomberg_NP0 School_NN1 of_PRF Public_AJ0 Health_NN1 ,_PUN began_VVD hosting_VVG virtual_AJ0 Grand_AJ0 Rapids_NN2 ,_PUN Michigan_NP0 Helping_VVG small_AJ0 businesses_NN2 adapt_VVB convenings_NN2 to_TO0 support_VVI mayors_NN2 around_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 ._SENT These_DT0 convenings_NN2 provide_VVB mayors_NN2 and_CJC city_NN1 leaders_NN2 access_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 most_AV0 up-to-date_AJ0 public_AJ0 health_NN1 information_NN1 and_CJC expert_NN1 coaching_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 range_NN1 of_PRF challenges_NN2 ,_PUN from_PRP effective_AJ0 communications_NN2 to_PRP how_AVQ to_TO0 encourage_VVI mask_NN1 usage_NN1 ._SENT City_NN1 officials_NN2 also_AV0 heard_VVN from_PRP prominent_AJ0 leaders_NN2 from_PRP different_AJ0 fields_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP the_AT0 newly_AV0 elected_AJ0 U.S._NP0 president_NN1 and_CJC three_CRD of_PRF his_DPS predecessors_NN2 ._SENT 
Beyond_PRP these_DT0 sessions_NN2 ,_PUN Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 and_CJC Bloomberg_NP0 Associates_NN2 have_VHB provided_VVN guidance_NN1 ,_PUN online_AJ0 tools_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 daily_AJ0 email_NN1 of_PRF COVID-19_AJ0 response_NN1 and_CJC recovery_NN1 resources_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC technical_AJ0 assistance_NN1 to_TO0 help_VVI city_NN1 governments_NN2 address_VVB the_AT0 operational_AJ0 and_CJC economic_AJ0 challenges_NN2 presented_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 ,_PUN including_VVG :_PUN navigating_VVG federal_AJ0 funding_NN1 streams_NN2 and_CJC maximizing_VVG reimbursements_NN2 ;_PUN addressing_VVG COVID-19_AJ0 –_PUN related_AJ0 transportation_NN1 challenges_NN2 ;_PUN providing_VVG resources_NN2 to_PRP cities_NN2 to_TO0 help_VVI address_NN1 homelessness_NN1 ;_PUN and_CJC prioritizing_VVG and_CJC implementing_VVG programs_NN2 to_TO0 support_VVI local_AJ0 economic_AJ0 recovery_NN1 ._SENT 
Local_AJ0 
Supporting_AJ0 Communities_NN2 in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 and_CJC London_NP0 
Financial_AJ0 losses_NN2 ,_PUN coupled_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 need_NN1 for_PRP protective_AJ0 equipment_NN1 and_CJC technology_NN1 to_TO0 enable_VVI working_VVG in_PRP person_NN1 or_CJC remotely_AV0 ,_PUN left_VVD many_DT0 social_AJ0 service_NN1 and_CJC cultural_AJ0 organizations_NN2 at_PRP risk_NN1 of_PRF shutting_VVG down_AVP ._SENT Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 helped_VVD establish_VVI three_CRD separate_AJ0 funds_NN2 to_TO0 assist_VVI these_DT0 critical_AJ0 sources_NN2 of_PRF care_NN1 ,_PUN culture_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC creativity_NN1 in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 and_CJC London_NP0 :_PUN 
These_DT0 funds_NN2 have_VHB distributed_VVN grants_NN2 to_PRP more_AV0 than_CJS 2_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD nonprofit_AJ0 social_AJ0 service_NN1 and_CJC cultural_AJ0 organizations_NN2 and_CJC over_PRP 100_CRD for-profit_AJ0 cultural_AJ0 venues_NN2 and_CJC organizations_NN2 at_PRP risk_NN1 of_PRF closing_VVG due_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 ,_PUN including_PRP small_AJ0 music_NN1 venues_NN2 ,_PUN independent_AJ0 cinemas_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC LGBTQ+_NP0 venues_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 NYC_NP0 COVID-19_NN1 Response_NN1 &_NN1 Impact_NN1 Fund_NN1 ,_PUN launched_VVN together_AV0 with_PRP a_AT0 group_NN1 of_PRF foundations_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP the_AT0 Ford_NP0 Foundation_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Carnegie_NP0 Corporation_NN1 of_PRF New_NP0 York_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC The_AT0 New_AJ0 York_NP0 Community_NN1 Trust_NN1 ,_PUN raised_VVN more_AV0 than_CJS $_NN0 110_CRD million_CRD from_PRP more_AV0 than_CJS 1_CRD ,_PUN 300_CRD donors_NN2 to_TO0 distribute_VVI more_AV0 than_CJS 800_CRD grants_NN2 and_CJC no-interest_AJ0 loans_NN2 to_PRP small_AJ0 and_CJC mid-sized_AJ0 organizations_NN2 throughout_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 City_NN1 ._SENT 
Bloomberg_NP0 L.P._NN1 and_CJC Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 partnered_VVD with_PRP London_NP0 Mayor_NP0 Sadiq_NP0 Khan_NP0 to_TO0 support_VVI the_AT0 launch_NN1 of_PRF two_CRD COVID-19_AJ0 emergency_NN1 response_NN1 funds_NN2 :_PUN the_AT0 nearly_AV0 £_NN0 42_CRD million_CRD London_NP0 Community_NN1 Response_NN1 Fund_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 £_NN0 2.3_CRD million_CRD Culture_NN1 at_PRP Risk_NN1 Business_NN1 Support_NN1 Fund_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 limited_AJ0 options_NN2 for_PRP safe_AJ0 outdoor_AJ0 activity_NN1 during_PRP the_AT0 summer_NN1 ,_PUN Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Ford_NP0 Foundation_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC The_AT0 JPB_NP0 Foundation_NN1 provided_VVD a_AT0 $_NN0 1.2_CRD million_CRD grant_NN1 to_TO0 support_VVI The_AT0 Fresh_AJ0 Air_NN1 Fund_NN1 's_POS Summer_NN1 Spaces_NN2 and_CJC Youth_NN1 Employment_NN1 programs_NN2 in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 City_NN1 ._SENT Summer_NN1 Spaces_NN2 provided_VVN 26_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD children_NN2 from_PRP low-income_AJ0 communities_NN2 across_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 with_PRP safe_AJ0 ,_PUN supervised_AJ0 recreational_AJ0 activity_NN1 and_CJC employed_VVD more_AV0 than_CJS 200_CRD young_AJ0 adults_NN2 as_PRP activity_NN1 specialists_NN2 ,_PUN coaches_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC counselors_NN2 ._SENT 
Together_AV0 with_PRP global_AJ0 partners_NN2 ,_PUN Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 and_CJC Bloomberg_NP0 L.P._NN1 also_AV0 contributed_VVN nearly_AV0 three_CRD and_CJC a_AT0 half_DT0 million_CRD meals_NN2 to_PRP COVID-19_AJ0 frontline_NN1 workers_NN2 and_CJC communities_NN2 in_PRP need_NN1 ._SENT Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 partnered_VVD with_PRP World_NN1 Central_AJ0 Kitchen_NN1 to_TO0 serve_VVI more_AV0 than_CJS one_CRD million_CRD of_PRF those_DT0 meals_NN2 to_PRP more_AV0 than_CJS 30_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD NYC_NP0 Health_NN1 +_NN1 Hospitals_NN2 employees_NN2 ,_PUN supporting_VVG their_DPS extraordinary_AJ0 efforts_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 front_AJ0 lines_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 City_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 effort_NN1 also_AV0 helped_VVD put_VVN back_AVP to_TO0 work_VVI 400_CRD food_NN1 service_NN1 employees_NN2 across_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 ._SENT Bloomberg_NP0 L.P._NN1 provided_VVD nearly_AV0 two_CRD and_CJC a_AT0 half_DT0 million_CRD meals_NN2 to_PRP over_AV0 150_CRD nonprofit_AJ0 partners_NN2 and_CJC food_NN1 banks_NN2 in_PRP nearly_AV0 100_CRD cities_NN2 around_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 ,_PUN including_VVG by_PRP working_VVG with_PRP existing_AJ0 food_NN1 vendors_NN2 and_CJC nonprofit_AJ0 partners_NN2 to_TO0 distribute_VVI meals_NN2 and_CJC food_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 's_POS pantries_NN2 in_PRP 18_CRD cities_NN2 ,_PUN such_DT0 as_PRP Dubai_NP0 ,_PUN London_NP0 ,_PUN New_NP0 York_NP0 ,_PUN Princeton_NP0 ,_PUN San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Tokyo_NP0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 —_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 resulting_AJ0 shift_NN1 to_PRP remote_AJ0 learning_NN1 —_PUN also_AV0 increased_VVN the_AT0 likelihood_NN1 that_CJT low-income_AJ0 students_NN2 would_VM0 not_XX0 graduate_VVI from_PRP high_AJ0 school_NN1 or_CJC would_VM0 abandon_VVI plans_NN2 to_TO0 attend_VVI college_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 fall_NN1 ._SENT Funding_NN1 from_PRP Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 allowed_VVD College_NN1 Bridge_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 partnership_NN1 between_PRP the_AT0 New_AJ0 York_NP0 City_NN1 Department_NN1 of_PRF Education_NN1 and_CJC The_AT0 City_NN1 University_NN1 of_PRF New_NP0 York_NP0 (_PUL CUNY_NP0 )_PUR ,_PUN to_TO0 make_VVI their_DPS program_NN1 available_AJ0 to_PRP all_DT0 2020_CRD graduating_AJ0 seniors_NN2 from_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 City_NN1 public_AJ0 high_AJ0 schools_NN2 ._SENT Ultimately_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 program_NN1 supported_VVD nearly_AV0 40_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD students_NN2 from_PRP 315_CRD schools_NN2 in_PRP their_DPS successful_AJ0 transition_NN1 from_PRP high_AJ0 school_NN1 to_PRP college_NN1 ._SENT Bloomberg_NP0 L.P._NN1 also_AV0 moved_VVD its_DPS mentoring_AJ0 programs_NN2 online_AJ0 ,_PUN so_AV0 that_CJT employees_NN2 could_VM0 continue_VVI to_TO0 advise_VVI students_NN2 globally_AV0 ._SENT 
Reducing_VVG the_AT0 Rate_NN1 of_PRF COVID-19_AJ0 Infections_NN2 Through_PRP Contact_NN1 Tracing_VVG 
In_PRP late_AJ0 April_NP0 ,_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 request_NN1 of_PRF Governor_NP0 Andrew_NP0 Cuomo_NP0 ,_PUN Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 and_CJC Vital_AJ0 Strategies_NN2 '_POS Resolve_NN1 to_TO0 Save_VVI Lives_NN2 partnered_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 New_AJ0 York_NP0 State_NN1 Department_NN1 of_PRF Health_NN1 to_TO0 launch_VVI an_AT0 unprecedented_AJ0 ,_PUN large-scale_AJ0 contact_NN1 tracing_VVG program_NN1 to_TO0 help_VVI reduce_VVI the_AT0 infection_NN1 rate_NN1 of_PRF COVID-19_NN1 and_CJC support_NN1 safe_AJ0 reopening_NN1 across_PRP the_AT0 state_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS part_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 effort_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Johns_NP0 Hopkins_NP0 Bloomberg_NP0 School_NN1 of_PRF Public_AJ0 Health_NN1 designed_VVN and_CJC disseminated_VVN the_AT0 training_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 New_AJ0 York_NP0 State_NN1 contact_NN1 tracing_VVG program_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 online_AJ0 training_NN1 is_VBZ also_AV0 available_AJ0 for_PRP free_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 public_NN1 ._SENT More_AV0 than_CJS one_CRD million_CRD people_NN0 have_VHB enrolled_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 introductory_AJ0 course_NN1 ._SENT 
Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 and_CJC its_DPS partners_NN2 are_VBB providing_VVG guidance_NN1 to_PRP several_DT0 other_AJ0 states_NN2 and_CJC cities_NN2 implementing_VVG their_DPS 
own_DT0 contact_NN1 tracing_VVG programs_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP Connecticut_NP0 ,_PUN New_NP0 Jersey_NP0 ,_PUN Pennsylvania_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Detroit_NP0 ,_PUN Michigan_NP0 ._SENT 
Investing_VVG in_PRP COVID-19_AJ0 Treatment_NN1 Research_NN1 
As_CJS doctors_NN2 ,_PUN public_AJ0 health_NN1 officials_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC other_AJ0 medical_AJ0 experts_NN2 learn_VVB more_AV0 about_PRP COVID-19_NN1 ,_PUN Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 is_VBZ funding_VVG two_CRD promising_AJ0 medical_AJ0 research_NN1 studies_NN2 ._SENT 
Building_VVG on_PRP years_NN2 of_PRF deep_AJ0 commitment_NN1 to_PRP Johns_NP0 Hopkins_NP0 University_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 Bloomberg_NP0 School_NN1 of_PRF Public_AJ0 Health_NN1 ,_PUN Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 committed_VVD $_NN0 3_CRD million_CRD to_TO0 support_VVI Bloomberg_NP0 Distinguished_AJ0 Professor_NP0 Dr._NP0 Arturo_NP0 Casadevall_NP0 's_POS research_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 use_NN1 of_PRF plasma_NN1 from_PRP recovered_AJ0 COVID-19_AJ0 patients_NN2 ._SENT 
Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 is_VBZ also_AV0 supporting_VVG NYU_NP0 Langone_NP0 Health_NN1 's_POS research_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 connection_NN1 between_PRP COVID-19_NN1 ,_PUN autoimmune_NN1 diseases_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC common_AJ0 medications_NN2 used_VVN to_TO0 treat_VVI autoimmune_NN1 diseases_NN2 ._SENT 
Ensuring_VVG Safer_AJC ,_PUN Longer_AJC ,_PUN Healthier_AJC Lives_NN2 
For_PRP decades_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 Public_AJ0 Health_NN1 program_NN1 has_VHZ combated_VVN noncommunicable_AJ0 diseases_NN2 and_CJC injuries_NN2 and_CJC shared_AJ0 solutions_NN2 proven_VVN to_TO0 save_VVI lives_NN2 ._SENT By_PRP following_VVG the_AT0 data_NN0 and_CJC forming_VVG partnerships_NN2 with_PRP both_DT0 national_AJ0 and_CJC local_AJ0 governments_NN2 and_CJC organizations_NN2 around_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 ,_PUN such_DT0 as_PRP the_AT0 Bill_NP0 &_NN1 Melinda_NP0 Gates_NP0 Foundation_NN1 ,_PUN Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 works_VVZ to_TO0 reduce_VVI preventable_AJ0 deaths_NN2 from_PRP tobacco_NN1 use_NN1 ,_PUN obesity_NN1 ,_PUN road_NN1 traffic_NN1 crashes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC other_AJ0 leading_AJ0 causes_NN2 ._SENT Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 '_POS longtime_AJ0 partners_NN2 in_PRP protecting_VVG global_AJ0 public_AJ0 health_NN1 proved_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI natural_AJ0 allies_NN2 in_PRP responding_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 COVID-19_NN1 pandemic_AJ0 ._SENT 
Mobilizing_VVG Cities_NN2 to_TO0 Take_VVI Action_NN1 to_TO0 Save_VVI Lives_NN2 
Partnership_NN1 for_PRP Healthy_AJ0 Cities_NN2 
Through_PRP his_DPS role_NN1 as_PRP World_NN1 Health_NN1 Organization_NN1 Global_AJ0 Ambassador_NN1 for_PRP Noncommunicable_AJ0 Diseases_NN2 and_CJC Injuries_NN2 ,_PUN Mike_NP0 Bloomberg_NP0 launched_VVD the_AT0 Partnership_NN1 for_PRP Healthy_AJ0 Cities_NN2 in_PRP 2017._CRD Membership_NN1 has_VHZ since_AV0 expanded_VVN to_PRP nearly_AV0 70_CRD cities_NN2 representing_VVG more_AV0 than_CJS 300_CRD million_CRD people_NN0 ._SENT 
Each_DT0 year_NN1 ,_PUN 45_CRD million_CRD people_NN0 die_VVB from_PRP preventable_AJ0 causes_NN2 such_DT0 as_PRP injuries_NN2 ,_PUN as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS from_PRP cardiovascular_AJ0 disease_NN1 ,_PUN cancer_NN1 ,_PUN diabetes_NN1 ,_PUN chronic_AJ0 respiratory_AJ0 diseases_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC other_AJ0 noncommunicable_AJ0 diseases_NN2 (_PUL NCDs_NP0 )_PUR that_CJT also_AV0 worsen_VVB the_AT0 outcomes_NN2 of_PRF COVID-19_NN1 ._SENT Each_DT0 Partnership_NN1 city_NN1 has_VHZ agreed_VVN to_TO0 implement_VVI at_PRP least_AV0 one_CRD proven_AJ0 policy_NN1 to_TO0 fight_VVI NCDs_NN2 and_CJC injuries_NN2 ._SENT For_PRP example_NN1 ,_PUN Accra_NP0 ,_PUN Ghana_NP0 ,_PUN redesigned_VVD one_CRD of_PRF its_DPS most_DT0 dangerous_AJ0 intersections_NN2 to_TO0 improve_VVI pedestrian_NN1 safety_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Quito_NP0 ,_PUN Ecuador_NP0 ,_PUN implemented_VVN a_AT0 nutrition_NN1 program_NN1 to_TO0 provide_VVI healthier_AJC meal_NN1 options_NN2 to_PRP 13_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD schoolchildren_NN2 ._SENT 
In_PRP 2020_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 Partnership_NN1 for_PRP Healthy_AJ0 Cities_NN2 quickly_AV0 pivoted_VVD and_CJC expanded_VVD its_DPS work_NN1 ,_PUN responding_VVG to_PRP member_NN1 cities_NN2 '_POS needs_NN2 as_CJS they_PNP mobilized_VVD to_TO0 combat_VVI COVID-19_AJ0 ._SENT 
COVID-19_AJ0 Response_NN1 Spotlight_NN1 :_PUN Partnership_NN1 for_PRP Healthy_AJ0 Cities_NN2 Expands_VVZ Focus_NN1 
The_AT0 Partnership_NN1 for_PRP Healthy_AJ0 Cities_NN2 moved_VVD quickly_AV0 to_TO0 expand_VVI beyond_PRP its_DPS original_AJ0 focus_NN1 and_CJC support_NN1 cities_NN2 around_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 
with_PRP their_DPS COVID-19_AJ0 responses_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 initiative_NN1 has_VHZ provided_VVN more_AV0 than_CJS $_NN0 2_CRD million_CRD in_PRP mini-grants_NN2 to_PRP more_AV0 than_CJS 50_CRD cities_NN2 ,_PUN funding_NN1 communications_NN2 campaigns_NN2 on_PRP hand_NN1 washing_NN1 and_CJC social_AJ0 distancing_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 development_NN1 of_PRF surveillance_NN1 systems_NN2 to_TO0 track_VVI COVID-19_AJ0 cases_NN2 and_CJC related_AJ0 data_NN0 ,_PUN and_CJC surveys_NN2 to_TO0 understand_VVI public_AJ0 perceptions_NN2 of_PRF COVID-19_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP example_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP São_NP0 Paulo_NP0 ,_PUN Brazil_NP0 ,_PUN Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 enabled_VVD the_AT0 city_NN1 to_TO0 send_VVI three_CRD separate_AJ0 text_NN1 messages_NN2 to_PRP approximately_AV0 one_CRD million_CRD residents_NN2 as_PRP part_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 campaign_NN1 encouraging_VVG adherence_NN1 to_PRP social_AJ0 distancing_NN1 and_CJC other_AJ0 measures_NN2 to_TO0 prevent_VVI the_AT0 spread_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 virus_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP Yangon_NP0 ,_PUN Myanmar_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Partnership_NN1 for_PRP Healthy_AJ0 Cities_NN2 helped_VVD the_AT0 city_NN1 launch_VVI a_AT0 social_AJ0 media_NN0 campaign_NN1 reaching_VVG 3.5_CRD million_CRD people_NN0 ._SENT In_PRP October_NP0 2020_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 initiative_NN1 virtually_AV0 brought_VVN together_AV0 1_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD participants_NN2 from_PRP 110_CRD countries_NN2 to_TO0 share_VVI lessons_NN2 from_PRP cities_NN2 '_POS COVID-19_AJ0 responses_NN2 ._SENT 
Leading_VVG Through_PRP Crisis_NN1 :_PUN Reducing_VVG the_AT0 Impact_NN1 of_PRF COVID-19_NN1 in_PRP Latin_AJ0 America_NP0 and_CJC Africa_NP0 
In_PRP collaboration_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 Partnership_NN1 for_PRP Healthy_AJ0 Cities_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 Bloomberg_NP0 Harvard_NP0 City_NN1 Leadership_NN1 Initiative_NN1 hosted_VVD a_AT0 six-part_AJ0 virtual_AJ0 learning_NN1 series_NN0 featuring_VVG Harvard_NP0 faculty_NN1 and_CJC leading_AJ0 public_AJ0 health_NN1 experts_NN2 to_TO0 provide_VVI mayors_NN2 in_PRP Latin_AJ0 America_NP0 and_CJC Africa_NP0 with_PRP science-_NN1 based_VVN guidance_NN1 ,_PUN crisis_NN1 leadership_NN1 tools_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC resources_NN2 to_TO0 combat_VVI the_AT0 devastating_AJ0 health_NN1 ,_PUN social_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC economic_AJ0 impacts_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 ._SENT 
Investing_VVG $_NN0 1_CRD Billion_CRD in_PRP Tobacco_NN1 Control_NN1 to_TO0 Save_VVI 35_CRD Million_CRD Lives_NN2 and_CJC Counting_VVG 
Bloomberg_NP0 Initiative_NN1 to_TO0 Reduce_VVI Tobacco_NN1 Use_NN1 
Amid_PRP a_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 from_PRP a_AT0 disease_NN1 that_CJT attacks_VVZ the_AT0 lungs_NN2 ,_PUN people_NN0 with_PRP underlying_AJ0 health_NN1 issues_NN2 who_PNQ smoke_VVB tobacco_NN1 or_CJC use_NN1 e-cigarettes_NN2 may_VM0 be_VBI at_PRP increased_AJ0 risk_NN1 for_PRP serious_AJ0 complications_NN2 ._SENT 
One_CRD in_PRP ten_CRD deaths_NN2 around_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 is_VBZ already_AV0 caused_VVN by_PRP tobacco_NN1 use_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS left_VVN unchecked_AJ0 ,_PUN tobacco_NN1 is_VBZ expected_VVN to_TO0 claim_VVI one_CRD billion_CRD lives_NN2 this_DT0 century_NN1 ._SENT Bloomberg_NP0 Philanthropies_NP0 has_VHZ invested_VVN more_AV0 than_CJS $_NN0 1_CRD billion_CRD in_PRP tobacco_NN1 control_NN1 over_PRP the_AT0 past_AJ0 decade_NN1 ._SENT Efforts_NN2 have_VHB centered_VVN on_PRP working_VVG with_PRP national_AJ0 and_CJC local_AJ0 governments_NN2 to_TO0 enact_VVI a_AT0 package_NN1 of_PRF policies_NN2 that_CJT are_VBB proven_VVN to_TO0 reduce_VVI tobacco_NN1 use_NN1 and_CJC save_VVB lives_NN2 ,_PUN such_DT0 as_PRP package_NN1 warnings_NN2 that_CJT explain_VVB health_NN1 risks_NN2 and_CJC taxes_NN2 on_PRP tobacco_NN1 products_NN2 ._SENT This_DT0 work_NN1 now_AV0 spans_VVZ more_AV0 than_CJS 110_CRD countries_NN2 and_CJC focuses_VVZ on_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 's_POS largest_AJS smoking_NN1 populations_NN2 ,_PUN including_VVG in_PRP China_NP0 ,_PUN India_NP0 ,_PUN Indonesia_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Bangladesh_NP0 ._SENT 
These_DT0 efforts_NN2 are_VBB helping_VVG make_VVB progress_NN1 around_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 number_NN1 of_PRF cigarettes_NN2 sold_VVN globally_AV0 peaked_VVN in_PRP 2012_CRD and_CJC has_VHZ been_VBN declining_VVG ever_AV0 since_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 most_AV0 recent_AJ0 data_NN0 show_VVB a_AT0 1.5_CRD percent_NN0 decline_NN1 in_PRP global_AJ0 sales_NN0 in_PRP 2019_CRD compared_VVN with_PRP 2018._CRD In_PRP 2019_CRD and_CJC 2020_CRD ,_PUN 16_CRD Chinese_AJ0 cities_NN2 and_CJC one_CRD province_NN1 enacted_VVD 100_CRD percent_NN0 smoke-free_AJ0 laws_NN2 ,_PUN increasing_VVG the_AT0 total_NN1 to_PRP 29_CRD such_DT0 Chinese_AJ0 cities_NN2 covering_VVG over_PRP 170_CRD million_CRD people_NN0 ._SENT Today_AV0 ,_PUN 65_CRD percent_NN0 of_PRF the_AT0 world_NN1 's_POS population_NN1 is_VBZ protected_VVN by_PRP at_PRP least_AV0 one_CRD comprehensive_AJ0 tobacco_NN1 control_NN1 measure_NN1 ,_PUN up_AVP from_PRP 15_CRD percent_NN0 when_CJS the_AT0 Bloomberg_NP0 Initiative_NN1 began_VVD in_PRP 2007._CRD 
